Presentation Sisters
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The Presentation Sisters, also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM for short) are an order of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork
, Ireland by Nano (Honoria) Nagle
in 1775.
The Presentation Sisters are located in 23 countries including Antigua, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Commonwealth of Dominica, Ecuador, England, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, Thailand, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Presentation Sisters have helped people all over the world, mainly the poor and needy.
In the past, the Sisters dedicated their time to creating schools that would help to educate young people, especially young ladies. Most of these schools are still in operation and can be found all over the world.
entered with some companions on a novitiate
for the religious life. With them, she received the habit on 29 June 1776, taking the name of Mother Mary of St. John of God. They made their first annual vows 24 June 1777. The foundress had begun the erection of a convent close to that which she had built for the Ursulines
, and it was opened on Christmas Day, 1777. They adopted as their title "Sisters of the Sacred Heart", which was changed in 1791 to that of "Presentation Sisters". Their habit was similar to that of the Ursulines.
As the schools of the Presentation Sisters developed, Nano Nagle
is quoted as having said of them:
, was drawn up by Bishop Moylan, and approved by Pope Pius VI
in September, 1791. This congregation of teaching sisters itself was given formal approval by Pope Pius VII
in 1800.
Communities from Cork were founded at Killarney
in 1793; Dublin in 1794; and at Waterford
in 1798. A second convent at Cork
was established in 1799, by Sister M. Patrick Fitzgerald; and a convent at Kilkenny
in 1800, by Sister M. Joseph McLoughlan. At the present day, there are 62 convents, and about 1500 sisters. Each community is independent of the mother-house, and subject only to its own superioress and the bishop of its respective diocese. The schools, regulated at the time by a United Kingdom Government board, had for their first object the Catholic
and moral training of the young, which was not interfered with by the government. The secular system followed was the "National", superseded, in many cases, by the "Intermediate", both of which ensured a sound education in English; to these were added domestic economy, Latin, Irish
, French
, and German
. The average attendance of children in each of the city convents of Dublin, Cork, and Limerick
was over 1200; that in the country convents between 300 and 400, making a total of 22,200 who received an excellent education without charge. For girls who needed to support themselves by earning a living, work-rooms were been established at Cork, Youghal
, and other places, where Limerick lace, Irish points and crochet are taught. The first Presentation Convent established abroad was founded in Newfoundland in 1829, when Sisters Josephine French and M. de Sales Lovelock went from Galway
. There are now fourteen houses of the congregation on the island and about twenty in the United States, where the first was founded at San Francisco by Mother Xavier Cronin from Kilkenny in 1854.
In 1833 a house was founded by Mother Josephine Sargeant from Clonmel
at Manchester
, England, from which sprang two more, one at Buxton
and one at Glossop
. The schools were well attended; the number of children, including those of an orphanage, being about 1400. India received its first foundation in 1841, when Mother Xavier Kearney and some sisters from Rahan
and Mullingar
established themselves at Madras. Soon four more convents in the Madras presidency were founded from this, and in 1891 one at Rawal Pindi. Theese schools comprised orphanages, and day and boarding-schools, both for Europeans and local children. In 1866 Mother Xavier Murphy and some sisters left Fermoy for a first foundation at Hobart Town, Tasmania
, under the auspices of its first archbishop, Dr. Daniel Murphy. From there a further foundation was made at Launceston. St. Kilda, Melbourne
, received sisters from Kildare
in 1873, and Wagga Wagga a year later, with Mother M. John Byrne at their head. From these two houses numerous others branched forth to various parts of Australia; there were over twenty convents by 1910, about 500 sisters, and thousands of children attending their schools.
convent to Newfoundland, at the request of Bishop Michael Anthony Fleming
, Vicar Apostolic of the island. The mother-house was established located at St. John's
adjacent to the Basilica of St. John the Baptist; by 1911 there were thirteen convents, 120 sisters, and over 2000 pupils.
In November, 1854, five Presentation sisters arrived in San Francisco from Ireland at the invitation of Archbishop Sadoc Alemany. Mother M. Joseph Cronin was appointed as the community's first superior, but due to unforeseen circumstances, she returned to Ireland in 1855 with two other members of the small community, Sisters Clare Duggan and Augustine Keane. The remaining sisters were Mother Mary Teresa Comerford, who assumed the role as new superior and Mother Xavier Daly, and their first postulant, Mary Cassian. The sisters had great difficulties in their early founding years; but succeeded in interesting prominent Catholics of the city in their work. By 1900, the San Francisco Presentation foundation established two convents and schools within the city limits and one in Berkeley
. They also staffed schools in Gilroy
and Sonoma
.
The Presentation Convent, St. Michael's, New York City, was founded on September 8, 1874, by Mother Joseph Hickey, of the Presentation Convent, Terenure, Co. Dublin, with two sisters from that convent, two from Clondalkin
, and seven postulants. Rev. Arthur J. Donnelly, pastor of St. Michael's Church, on completing his school building, went to Ireland in 1873 to invite the Presentation sisters to take charge of the girls' department. Upon the sisters' agreeing, Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, applied to the Holy See for the necessary authorization for the sisters to leave Ireland and proceed to New York, which was accorded by Pope Pius IX
. The work of the sisters at St. Michael's was successful, 16,781 names being entered on the school register there from 1874 to 1910. In 1884 the sisters took charge of St. Michael's Home, Green Ridge, Staten Island
, where over two hundred destitute children were cared for.
In 1886 Mother Magdalen Keating, with a small group of sisters, left New York at the invitation of Rev. P.J. Garrigan, afterwards Bishop of Sioux City
, to take charge of the schools of St. Bernard's Parish, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
. The mission flourished and established other foundations in West Fitchburg and Clinton, Massachusetts
; Central Falls, Rhode Island
; and Berlin, New Hampshire
. The congregation was introduced into the Diocese of Dubuque
by Mother M. Vincent Hennessey in 1874. In 1911 there were branch-houses at Calmar
, Elkader
, Farley
, Key West
, Lawler
, Waukon
, Clare
, Danbury
, and Whittemore, Iowa
, as well as Madison, Nebraska
. The congregation established itself in Fargo, North Dakota
in 1880 under Mother Mary John Hughes, and took charge of a free school, home, and academy. St. Colman's, Watervliet, New York
, was opened in 1881, the sisters having charge of the flourishing orphanage. In 1886 some sisters from Fargo went to Aberdeen, South Dakota
, and, under the guidance of Mother M. Joseph Butler, took charge of schools at Bridgewater
, Bristol
, Chamberlain
, Elkton
, Jefferson
, Mitchell
, Milbank
, and Woonsocket
, besides two hospitals. In 1950, what is now called Presentation College
opened in Aberdeen. The college primarily educated nurses for the northern portion of South Dakota.
By 1910 there were in the United States 438 sisters, conducting 32 parochial schools, attended by 6909 pupils; 5 academies, with 416 pupils; 3 orphanages with 519 children and 2 hospitals.
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, Ireland by Nano (Honoria) Nagle
Nano Nagle
Honora "Nano" Nagle founded the "Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in Ireland . Of the many schools founded by the Presentation Sisters - a number are named after Nano Nagle.- Family background and historical context :The time of Nagle's birth was one of dark sorrow for...
in 1775.
The Presentation Sisters are located in 23 countries including Antigua, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Commonwealth of Dominica, Ecuador, England, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, Thailand, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Presentation Sisters have helped people all over the world, mainly the poor and needy.
In the past, the Sisters dedicated their time to creating schools that would help to educate young people, especially young ladies. Most of these schools are still in operation and can be found all over the world.
Organization
Communities of Presentation Sisters exist throughout the world. However, historical and legal factors caused these communities to develop and operate as autonomous groups. A large proportion of these communities are today more closely united within the Union of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, created by Papal decree on July 19, 1976. Today, more than 1,600 sisters pursue work in education and relief of the poor on every continent.Beginnings
In 1775, Nano NagleNano Nagle
Honora "Nano" Nagle founded the "Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in Ireland . Of the many schools founded by the Presentation Sisters - a number are named after Nano Nagle.- Family background and historical context :The time of Nagle's birth was one of dark sorrow for...
entered with some companions on a novitiate
Novitiate
Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life....
for the religious life. With them, she received the habit on 29 June 1776, taking the name of Mother Mary of St. John of God. They made their first annual vows 24 June 1777. The foundress had begun the erection of a convent close to that which she had built for the Ursulines
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
, and it was opened on Christmas Day, 1777. They adopted as their title "Sisters of the Sacred Heart", which was changed in 1791 to that of "Presentation Sisters". Their habit was similar to that of the Ursulines.
As the schools of the Presentation Sisters developed, Nano Nagle
Nano Nagle
Honora "Nano" Nagle founded the "Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in Ireland . Of the many schools founded by the Presentation Sisters - a number are named after Nano Nagle.- Family background and historical context :The time of Nagle's birth was one of dark sorrow for...
is quoted as having said of them:
History to 1910
The second superioress was Mother Mary Angela Collins. Soon after her succession a set of rules, adapted from that of St. AugustineAugustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...
, was drawn up by Bishop Moylan, and approved by Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI , born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was Pope from 1775 to 1799.-Early years:Braschi was born in Cesena...
in September, 1791. This congregation of teaching sisters itself was given formal approval by Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII , born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was a monk, theologian and bishop, who reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823.-Early life:...
in 1800.
Communities from Cork were founded at Killarney
Killarney
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...
in 1793; Dublin in 1794; and at Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
in 1798. A second convent at Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
was established in 1799, by Sister M. Patrick Fitzgerald; and a convent at Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
in 1800, by Sister M. Joseph McLoughlan. At the present day, there are 62 convents, and about 1500 sisters. Each community is independent of the mother-house, and subject only to its own superioress and the bishop of its respective diocese. The schools, regulated at the time by a United Kingdom Government board, had for their first object the Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and moral training of the young, which was not interfered with by the government. The secular system followed was the "National", superseded, in many cases, by the "Intermediate", both of which ensured a sound education in English; to these were added domestic economy, Latin, Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. The average attendance of children in each of the city convents of Dublin, Cork, and Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
was over 1200; that in the country convents between 300 and 400, making a total of 22,200 who received an excellent education without charge. For girls who needed to support themselves by earning a living, work-rooms were been established at Cork, Youghal
Youghal
Youghal is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Sitting on the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the past it was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout...
, and other places, where Limerick lace, Irish points and crochet are taught. The first Presentation Convent established abroad was founded in Newfoundland in 1829, when Sisters Josephine French and M. de Sales Lovelock went from Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
. There are now fourteen houses of the congregation on the island and about twenty in the United States, where the first was founded at San Francisco by Mother Xavier Cronin from Kilkenny in 1854.
In 1833 a house was founded by Mother Josephine Sargeant from Clonmel
Clonmel
Clonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...
at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England, from which sprang two more, one at Buxton
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...
and one at Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
. The schools were well attended; the number of children, including those of an orphanage, being about 1400. India received its first foundation in 1841, when Mother Xavier Kearney and some sisters from Rahan
Rahan
Rahan is a French comics series about an intelligent prehistoric man, that appeared first as part of Pif gadget, then published in albums of 2 to 4 complete stories. It was initially written by Roger Lecureux, and after his death in 1999, by his son, Jean-François Lecureux...
and Mullingar
Mullingar
Mullingar is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act of 1542, proclaimed Westmeath a county, separating it from Meath. Mullingar became the administrative centre for County Westmeath...
established themselves at Madras. Soon four more convents in the Madras presidency were founded from this, and in 1891 one at Rawal Pindi. Theese schools comprised orphanages, and day and boarding-schools, both for Europeans and local children. In 1866 Mother Xavier Murphy and some sisters left Fermoy for a first foundation at Hobart Town, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, under the auspices of its first archbishop, Dr. Daniel Murphy. From there a further foundation was made at Launceston. St. Kilda, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, received sisters from Kildare
Kildare
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in 1873, and Wagga Wagga a year later, with Mother M. John Byrne at their head. From these two houses numerous others branched forth to various parts of Australia; there were over twenty convents by 1910, about 500 sisters, and thousands of children attending their schools.
The Presentation Sisters in North America
In 1833, the congregation sent four sisters from the GalwayGalway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
convent to Newfoundland, at the request of Bishop Michael Anthony Fleming
Michael Anthony Fleming
Michael Anthony Fleming was Catholic bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland. He was principally responsible for changing a small mission with several priests in four parishes into a large diocese with over 40,000 congregants and was the single most influential Irish immigrant to come to Newfoundland...
, Vicar Apostolic of the island. The mother-house was established located at St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
adjacent to the Basilica of St. John the Baptist; by 1911 there were thirteen convents, 120 sisters, and over 2000 pupils.
In November, 1854, five Presentation sisters arrived in San Francisco from Ireland at the invitation of Archbishop Sadoc Alemany. Mother M. Joseph Cronin was appointed as the community's first superior, but due to unforeseen circumstances, she returned to Ireland in 1855 with two other members of the small community, Sisters Clare Duggan and Augustine Keane. The remaining sisters were Mother Mary Teresa Comerford, who assumed the role as new superior and Mother Xavier Daly, and their first postulant, Mary Cassian. The sisters had great difficulties in their early founding years; but succeeded in interesting prominent Catholics of the city in their work. By 1900, the San Francisco Presentation foundation established two convents and schools within the city limits and one in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. They also staffed schools in Gilroy
Gilroy, California
Gilroy is the southernmost city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 48,821 at the 2010 census. Gilroy is well-known for its garlic crop and for the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, featuring various garlicky foods, including garlic ice cream. Gilroy also produces...
and Sonoma
Sonoma, California
Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...
.
The Presentation Convent, St. Michael's, New York City, was founded on September 8, 1874, by Mother Joseph Hickey, of the Presentation Convent, Terenure, Co. Dublin, with two sisters from that convent, two from Clondalkin
Clondalkin
-Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...
, and seven postulants. Rev. Arthur J. Donnelly, pastor of St. Michael's Church, on completing his school building, went to Ireland in 1873 to invite the Presentation sisters to take charge of the girls' department. Upon the sisters' agreeing, Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, applied to the Holy See for the necessary authorization for the sisters to leave Ireland and proceed to New York, which was accorded by Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
. The work of the sisters at St. Michael's was successful, 16,781 names being entered on the school register there from 1874 to 1910. In 1884 the sisters took charge of St. Michael's Home, Green Ridge, Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, where over two hundred destitute children were cared for.
In 1886 Mother Magdalen Keating, with a small group of sisters, left New York at the invitation of Rev. P.J. Garrigan, afterwards Bishop of Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
, to take charge of the schools of St. Bernard's Parish, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
. The mission flourished and established other foundations in West Fitchburg and Clinton, Massachusetts
Clinton, Massachusetts
Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,606 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Clinton, please see the article Clinton , Massachusetts....
; Central Falls, Rhode Island
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 19,376 at the 2010 census. With an area of only , it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the thirty-second most densely populated incorporated place in the United...
; and Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...
. The congregation was introduced into the Diocese of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
by Mother M. Vincent Hennessey in 1874. In 1911 there were branch-houses at Calmar
Calmar, Iowa
Calmar is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2000 census. It is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 52 and State highways 150 and 24...
, Elkader
Elkader, Iowa
Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clayton County.-History:The city is named after Algerian leader Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri...
, Farley
Farley, Iowa
Farley is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,334 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,415...
, Key West
Key West, Iowa
Key West is an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, near the extreme southern end of the city of Dubuque. Parts of the community are now within the city of Dubuque, while others are unincorporated. Owing to the presence of U.S. Highways 151, 61, and 52, and the nearby...
, Lawler
Lawler, Iowa
Lawler is a city in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. The population was 461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lawler is located at ....
, Waukon
Waukon, Iowa
Waukon is a city in Makee Township,Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Allamakee County. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is home to the annual .-History:...
, Clare
Clare, Iowa
Clare is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 146 at the 2010 census. Clare was settled around 1882 by immigrants from Clare County Ireland.-Geography:Clare is located at ....
, Danbury
Danbury, Iowa
Danbury is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 384 at the 2000 census. Danbury has two churches, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the United Methodist Church...
, and Whittemore, Iowa
Whittemore, Iowa
Whittemore is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 530 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, as well as Madison, Nebraska
Madison, Nebraska
Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. The congregation established itself in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
in 1880 under Mother Mary John Hughes, and took charge of a free school, home, and academy. St. Colman's, Watervliet, New York
Watervliet, New York
Watervliet is a city in Albany County in the US state of New York. The population was 10,254 as of the 2010 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie. The city is also known as "the Arsenal City".- History...
, was opened in 1881, the sisters having charge of the flourishing orphanage. In 1886 some sisters from Fargo went to Aberdeen, South Dakota
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...
, and, under the guidance of Mother M. Joseph Butler, took charge of schools at Bridgewater
Bridgewater, South Dakota
Bridgewater is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bridgewater is located at ....
, Bristol
Bristol, South Dakota
Bristol is a city located in western Day County, South Dakota, United States. It lies in Section 25 of Bristol Township, on the main line of what is now the BNSF Railway alongside U.S. Route 12....
, Chamberlain
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Chamberlain is a city in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,387 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brule County. Chamberlain is home to the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center, which profiles the lives of nomadic Plains Indians...
, Elkton
Elkton, South Dakota
Elkton is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 736 at the 2010 census. Some of Elkton's population also have Minnesota addresses since the city is located so close the state line.-Geography:...
, Jefferson
Jefferson, South Dakota
Jefferson is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 547 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. Jefferson was founded in 1859...
, Mitchell
Mitchell, South Dakota
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,475.7 people per square mile . There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of 664.4 per square mile...
, Milbank
Milbank, South Dakota
Milbank is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, along the South Fork of the Whetstone River. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grant County. In 1925 The American Legion Department of South Dakota established a new program for high school aged youth that grew...
, and Woonsocket
Woonsocket, South Dakota
Woonsocket is a city in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 655 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sanborn County...
, besides two hospitals. In 1950, what is now called Presentation College
Presentation College
Presentation College is a selective, government-assisted Roman Catholic secondary school located in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It claims to be the first Catholic secondary school in South Trinidad, having been established circa 1930 in the basement of San Fernando Presbytery. It relocated...
opened in Aberdeen. The college primarily educated nurses for the northern portion of South Dakota.
By 1910 there were in the United States 438 sisters, conducting 32 parochial schools, attended by 6909 pupils; 5 academies, with 416 pupils; 3 orphanages with 519 children and 2 hospitals.
Australia
The Presentation sisters first settled in Perth when moving to Australia. The first school they founded in Australia was in Melbourne, and the school's and colleges below are others that they have founded.- Avila College, melbourne victoria
- Iona Presentation Primary School, Perth|http://ionaps.wa.edu.au/, Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
- Iona Presentation College, Perth, Western Australia
- Presentation College Windsor http://www.pcw.melb.catholic.edu.au/, WindsorWindsor, VictoriaWindsor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Windsor had a population of 6394....
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... - St Mary's Primary School, Myrtleford
- Marian College, Myrtleford
- St. Mary's CollegeSt Mary's College, HobartSt Mary's College is a private, Catholic, day school for girls, located on the northern city fringe of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.Although predominantly a girls’ school, St Mary's accepts both boys and girls until Grade 2, and currently caters for approximately 770 students from Kindergarten to...
http://www.smc.tas.edu.au/, HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart... - St Rita's CollegeSt Rita's College, ClayfieldSt Rita's College is a Catholic, all-girls high school located in Clayfield, Queensland, Australia.The school was founded in 1926 and follows in the tradition of the Presentation Sisters, and currently educates approximately 800 girls from grades 8–12....
http://www.st-ritas.qld.edu.au/, Clayfield, QueenslandClayfield, QueenslandClayfield is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, located approximately from the CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion.... - St. Ursula's CollegeSt Ursula's College, YeppoonSt Ursula's College is a Roman Catholic, all-girls, day and boarding high school in Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia. The College is run under the auspices of the Presentation Sisters....
http://www.stursulas.qld.edu.au/, Yeppoon, QueenslandYeppoon, QueenslandYeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:... - Star of the Sea CollegeStar of the Sea CollegeStar of the Sea College is an Irish Catholic, secondary, day school for girls, located in Brighton, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
http://www.star.melb.catholic.edu.au/, GardenvaleGardenvale, VictoriaGardenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... - St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolSt Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic SchoolSt Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School is a coeducational school for students from Kindergarten - Year 10 located in Carnarvon, Western Australia, a coastal town located 900 kilometres north of Perth ....
http://www.smsc.wa.edu.au/, Carnarvon, Western AustraliaCarnarvon, Western AustraliaCarnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean. The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies to the south of the town and the Ningaloo Reef lies to the north... - Nagle CollegeNagle CollegeNagle College is a Catholic Secondary School in Bairnsdale in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.- Background and Location :Nagle College is a Catholic Regional College, established in 1958 to provide a Catholic Secondary Education for the families in the parishes of East...
http://www.nagle.vic.edu.au/, BairnsdaleBairnsdale, VictoriaBairnsdale is a small city in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. With a population at the 2006 census of 11,282, it is a major regional centre of eastern Victoria along with Traralgon and Sale....
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... - Mary Immaculate College, Sutherland (merged into the former Christian Bothers College)Now Saint Patricks College Sutherland
- Mt St Patrick's CollegeMt St Patrick's CollegeMount Saint Patrick College is a co-educational Secondary College in Murwillumbah, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Catholic Education Office.- History :...
, Murwillumbah, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... - Mt St Patrick's Primary School, Murwillumbah, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
- Holy Cross Convent, DaylesfordDaylesford, VictoriaDaylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...
, Victoria (Now, The Convent GalleryConvent GalleryThe Convent Gallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, in Central Victoria, Australia.The Convent Gallery's origins date back to the 1860s gold rush, home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as 'Blarney Castle'...
) - St John's Regional College, Dandenong, Victoria
- Domremy College, Five Dock, New South Wales
- St Joseph's Primary School, Como/Oyster Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
- St Patrick's College, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales
Canada
Presentation Convent established in St. John's, Newfoundland. The Presentation Sisters came in 1833 and established a school next to their convent, still in operation today. Later the Benevelent Irish Society opened up their doors to the Grades 7-9 because of overcrowding. A high school was established as well.Ireland
- Nagle Community College, CorkCork (city)Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
- Our Lady's College, GreenhillsOur Lady's College, GreenhillsOur Lady's College, Greenhills is a Roman Catholic all-girls college located in Greenhills, Drogheda, County Louth, in the Republic of Ireland. The College is run under the auspices of the Presentation Sisters.-History:...
http://www.edunet.ie/ourladys/index.htm, DroghedaDroghedaDrogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea.... - Presentation College, Carlow http://www.iol.ie/~prescarl/
- Presentation Primary School, Kilkenny http://homepage.tinet.ie/~presentationprimary/page_1.html, KilkennyKilkennyKilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
- Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny http://www.preskilkenny.com/, KilkennyKilkennyKilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
- Presentation Secondary School, Galway http://www.presgalway.ie/index.html, GalwayGalwayGalway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
- Presentation College, Athenry
- Presentation College, Currylea, http://www.tuam-guide.com/pres_sec.htm, TuamTuamTuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...
County GalwayCounty GalwayCounty Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county... - Presentation Secondary School, Kildare http://kildare.ie/Presentation/index.html, KildareKildare-External links:*******...
- Rockford Manor http://homepage.eircom.net/~rockfordmanor/, Blackrock, County DublinCounty DublinCounty Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
- Scoil Iosaif Naofa http://homepage.eircom.net/~stjosephsgns, MountmellickMountmellickOther than that its a 15th-century settlement on the narrow Owenass river with an encampment on its banks at Irishtown. Overlooking this valley with its trees and wildlife was a small church called Kilmongan which was closed by the Penal Laws in 1640...
, County LaoisCounty LaoisCounty Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council... - Scoil MhuireScoil Mhuire, ClaneScoil Mhuire is a co-educational Post Primary School owned by the State and controlled by a Board of Management made up of 10 members....
http://www.iol.ie/~clanesm/index.html, ClaneClaneClane is a town on the River Liffey and in the barony of Clane in County Kildare, Ireland, from Dublin.Its population of 4,968 makes it the eighth largest town in Kildare and the 78th largest in the Republic of Ireland....
, County KildareCounty KildareCounty Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county... - Presentation Secondary School, Wexford http://www.preswex.ie, WexfordWexfordWexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
- Presentation Primary School, Terenure Dublin
- Presentation Secondary School, Terenure Dublin
- St. Joseph's Presentation College, Lucan Dublin
- Presentation Primary School, Clonmel ClonmelClonmelClonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...
- Presentation Secondary School, ClonmelPresentation Secondary School, ClonmelPresentation Secondary School, Clonmel is a secondary school run by the Presentation Sisters for the education of girls in Clonmel, South Tipperary in Ireland....
Clonmel
United States
- Presentation CollegePresentation College (South Dakota)Presentation College is a Catholic private college, with campuses located in Aberdeen and Eagle Butte, South Dakota, and Fairmont, Minnesota. The college, founded in 1922, has a current enrollment of 786 students.- History :...
Aberdeen, South DakotaAberdeen, South DakotaAberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... - Presentation High School San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
- School of the EpiphanySchool of the EpiphanySchool of the Epiphany, colloquially called Epiphany or Epiphany School, is a Catholic school in San Francisco, California. The school opened in 1938 and is named for the Feast of the Epiphany.-Mission statement:...
San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... - Presentation School Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...